Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 79 km S of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 79 km S of Unalaska, Alaska on Sun, Feb 6, 2022, 7:58 AM AKST (16:58 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 82 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-02-06 16:58:46 UTC
Depth
36.1 km (22.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.167° N, 166.715° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
26

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 183 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.577 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 42 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.681 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.775 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 37 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.784 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.075 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.273 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 37 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.591 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.9132 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.986 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 4.3Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.552 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.884 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 46 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 20 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.938 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 69 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.586 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.876 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 23 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.978 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.698 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.0104 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.860 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 64 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 30 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 4.274 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 43 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 1.66 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.974 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 46 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.947 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 56 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.179 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.788 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 1.680 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 23 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 3.4120 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 1.576 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 28 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 2.1124 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.8133 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 2.0126 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 2.5123 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 4.083 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 1.981 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 25 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 2.3130 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 2.376 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.192 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.719 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 69 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.881 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 72 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 3.128 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 75 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 2.077 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 25 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 2.4119 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 3.348 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 116 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 2.6101 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 3.380 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 42 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 2.174 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 1.775 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 3.478 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 29 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 2.578 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 1.748 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 72 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 1.650 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 56 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 2.989 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 3.0139 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 2.551 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 2.666 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 1.679 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 1.973 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.749 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.076 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 37 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 3.386 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 35 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.190 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 54 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.06 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 129 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.0105 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.760 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.6120 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 3.882 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 35 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.057 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 87 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.853 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 54 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.080 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.774 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 4.679 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 35 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.949 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 48 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.976 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.175 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 59 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.881 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.880 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0221pgrb34. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:16 AM UTC.